GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Canadian pilot is safe after making an emergency landing at Cherry Capital Airport on Friday evening.The pilot was flying commercially from Ontario to Green Bay on business when he felt something was wrong.A panel underneath the plane became loose because of the strong winds, causing the aircraft to drag.The pilot passed by the airport's tower twice before getting approved to land.The Cherry Capital Airport operations team and the airport's firetruck responded to the scene.The pilot is not allowed to leave airport property because he is from Canada and is working with customs to get approval to fly again.Story and video ➤ http://upnorthlive.com

Location: Murphy, IDAccident Number: WPR15LA029Date & Time: 10/28/2014, 1430 MSTRegistration: N682SCAircraft: HENRY STEVEN J JUST ACFT SUPERSTOLAircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Loss of engine power (total)Injuries: 2 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - PersonalOn October 28, 2014, about 1430 mountain standard time, an experimental-Steven J. Henry, Just Aircraft Superstol, N682SC, experienced a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from the Murphy airport, Murphy, Idaho. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a dirt road where during the landing roll, the airplane collided with a fence and nosed over. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot, and passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the tail and fuselage. The local personal flight was departing with a planned destination of Nampa, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.In a written statement, the pilot reported that the start-up procedures were normal, and the takeoff was into the wind. About 100 to 200 feet above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot checked the fuel pumps, lowered the nose and initiated a landing to a dirt road next to the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a fence and nosed over.The pilot initially reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he believed the loss of power was due to an engine malfunction or fuel contamination. A few days later, after the airplane was returned to his home base, the pilot reported that after examination of the airplane he believed the loss of engine power was a result of the fuel selector set to an empty fuel tank. He further stated he did not believe the loss of engine power had anything to do with an engine malfunction or fuel contamination.During a follow-up conversation with the pilot, he reported that he had repaired the airplane and returned it to flying status and found no issues with the engine or the fuel system.Pilot InformationCertificate: PrivateAge: 57, MaleAirplane Rating(s): Single-engine LandSeat Occupied: LeftOther Aircraft Rating(s): NoneRestraint Used: 3-pointInstrument Rating(s): NoneSecond Pilot Present: NoInstructor Rating(s): NoneToxicology Performed: NoMedical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/LimitationsLast FAA Medical Exam: 06/04/2014Occupational Pilot: NoLast Flight Review or Equivalent:Flight Time: (Estimated) 3000 hours (Total, all aircraft), 429 hours (Total, this make and model)

NTSB Identification: WPR15LA02914 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in Murphy, IDAircraft: HENRY STEVEN J JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL, registration: N682SCInjuries: 2 Uninjured.This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.On October 28, 2014, about 1430 mountain daylight time (MDT), an experimental-Steven J. Henry, Just Aircraft Superstol, N682SC, experienced a loss of engine power during takeoff from the Murphy Airport, Murphy, Idaho. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a dirt road where during the landing roll, the airplane collided with a fence and nosed over. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage to the tail and fuselage. The local personal flight was departing with a planned destination of Nampa, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.The airplane was recovered for further examination.======

April 03, 2015 - A pilot practicing takeoffs and landings Friday morning at the Murphy airstrip had a hard landing after a gust of wind caused him to lose control.
The kit plane, a 2013 Just Aircraft Superstol, struck the ground between the paved airstrip and Idaho 77 at about 10:42 a.m.
There was damage to the plane’s wings and propeller, but pilot Steven Henry, 58, was not injured, Owyhee County Sheriff Perry Grant said.
A number of pilots from Nampa fly to the Murphy airstrip to practice takeoffs and landings because of its light use.
It takes 15 to 20 minutes to make the trip in the air and many of the pilots stop to eat, Grant said.
“It’s really windy here today,” Grant said.

MURPHY, Idaho -- No one was hurt when the pilot of a small aircraft was able to guide it to an emergency touchdown on an Owyhee County highway.
The plane landed on Highway 78 near Murphy just after 10 a.m. Friday, April 03, 2015. It's not clear whether the plane was having mechanical trouble or whether something else went wrong.The highway runs parallel to the runway for the Murphy Airport.Dispatchers called the crash "very minor." Three men were able to lift the aircraft and move it out of the roadway.Information about where the plane had taken off and where it was going were not immediately available.Source: http://www.ktvb.com

Airport manager Bruce Loy is reflected on a United Express promotional poster hanging in the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport as he explains what passengers can expect from their new passenger service, SkyWest Airlines, while giving a tour Tuesday. Skywest will be operating as United Express.

Cape Girardeau will enter the jet age Friday with commercial passenger service to Chicago.Utah-based SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express, will begin round-trip passenger service from the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport to Chicago's O'Hare Airport with an afternoon flight, local airport manager Bruce Loy said.The 50-seat, twin-engine jet is scheduled to land at the Cape Girardeau airport at 12:02 p.m. and depart for Chicago at 12:32 p.m., Loy said. A brief ceremony is scheduled before the plane departs for Chicago, he said.United Express will provide 12 weekly round-trip flights, according to city officials. The schedule includes one daily nonstop flight to and from Chicago and one daily round trip with a stop in Quincy, Illinois, on Monday through Friday.The schedule posted on the Cape Girardeau airport website includes a Saturday flight to Chicago, with a stop in Quincy, and a Sunday nonstop flight to Chicago, as well as two Sunday arrivals in Cape Girardeau."We are very excited about the ability to have jet service in Cape Girardeau and the ability to go to Chicago," Loy said.Loy said this will be the largest aircraft to provide regular passenger service here since Ozark Airlines served Cape Girardeau nearly four decades ago.As of last week, at least 17 passengers had booked flights on the inaugural trip to Chicago, Loy said.United Express will replace Cape Air, which had been providing flights to St. Louis since November 2009 under the Essential Air Service program.The federal government subsidizes air passenger service to Cape Girardeau and other small airports.Cape Girardeau's airport board and the City Council selected SkyWest from among five airlines that submitted proposals. The U.S. Department of Transportation subsequently awarded the contract to SkyWest.SkyWest was the only airline to offer jet service. The others would have flown turboprop planes that seat eight to nine passengers, city officials said.The jet will have a flight attendant and a restroom, something none of the other airlines offered in their proposals.Airport board member Justin Albright said earlier this year SkyWest would provide Cape Girardeau with "a real airliner."SkyWest has a fleet of 421 aircraft and operates over 2,000 flights daily to 226 destinations throughout North America, according to the company.O'Hare is a major hub for air service, making it convenient for Cape Girardeau passengers to connect to United flights and service from other major air carriers to destinations across the nation and around the world, Loy said.SkyWest corporate communications manager McKall Morris said in an email to the Southeast Missourian the company is "excited to be a part of the community" and provide Cape Girardeau Regional Airport travelers with "excellent air service as United Express."She said passengers can fly from Cape Girardeau to Chicago in less than two hours.In Chicago, travelers can access United Airlines' 579 daily departures to 152 nonstop destinations around the world, according to Morris.Counting all the airlines serving O'Hare, passengers have service to 208 destinations around the world, including 55 international stops, according to online information provided by Loy.

Morris said, "Ticket prices (for Cape Girardeau flights) may vary depending on the day of travel, how far ahead the tickets are booked and the number of seats remaining."Loy said a computer check of United Express fares last week showed the lowest round-trip ticket price at $158.Screening equipment will be relocated, and some interior walls moved as part of reconfiguring the terminal to better accommodate passenger traffic, Loy said.The departure room, where passengers wait after they have been screened and their baggage checked, will be expanded, Loy said. The existing baggage holding area also is being reworked.Plans call for replacing the public lobby area furniture to provide "more of an executive-office lounge look," he added.Relocation of the scanning equipment will occur after the last Cape Air flight departs late Thursday afternoon. The work also will include recalibrating the scanning equipment, Loy said."It all happens overnight," he said.But some of the other changes likely won't be completed by Friday, Loy said.The public, however, won't be focused on the terminal changes, Loy said. For passengers and visitors alike, the focus will be on the aircraft, he said."I think it will be pretty exciting," Loy said.Original article can be found here ➤ http://www.semissourian.com

The student pilot reported that after touchdown, during the roll out, the airplane encountered a dust devil. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane subsequently departed the runway surface. The airplane pitched down in the soft sand and the right wing was substantially damaged when it struck the ground. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and FindingsThe National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after an encounter with a dust devil.

Location: Oloh, MSAccident Number: ANC18LA011Date & Time: 11/25/2017, 1455 CSTRegistration: N739KWAircraft: TEXTRON AVIATION 172Injuries: 1 Minor, 2 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - PersonalOn November 25, 2017, about 1455 central standard time, a Textron Aviation (formerly Cessna) 172N airplane, N739KW, sustained substantial damage following a partial loss of engine power and forced landing about two miles south of Oloh, Mississippi. The certificated private pilot in the left front seat and the passenger in the front right seat sustained no injury, and the passenger in the left rear seat sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 visual flight rules personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions were present at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed from the McComb-Pike County Airport, McComb, Mississippi, about 1405.The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was for sightseeing with the two passengers. After departing the McComb-Pike County Airport, the pilot was flying enroute to the Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Airport, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At 3,500 feet mean sea level with the power at about 85 percent, the mixture leaned out slightly, and with the engine gas temperatures observed at normal, the engine produced a "very rapid metallic banging/clanging noise" along with an instant loss of engine RPM. The pilot immediately applied the carburetor heat and checked the engine oil pressure, the engine oil temperature, and the engine gas temperature and noticed all gauges were in the normal operating range.According to the pilot, the engine was creating a "violent shaking" of the entire airframe. After about 20 seconds of the carburetor heat applied, the pilot applied full mixture and started adjusting the throttle to see if he could obtain more power. He reported that with more power applied, the shaking became more violent along with a loss of engine RPM. The pilot realized that the power the engine was producing at this point was not sufficient to hold altitude. He then reduced the power and the shaking subsequently reduced, but the shaking did not stop.The pilot assessed his current location, and the distance from the destination airport and determined that the airplane would be unable to glide the full distance. The pilot also assessed turning back to another airport and determined that the airplane would be unable to make this distance. The pilot decided to conduct a landing to a nearby open field. He reported at this point, the engine was just above idle, but still not producing sufficient power to hold existing altitude or assist in gliding to an airport.As the pilot was deciding which field he was going to land to, he made wide, slow turns holding as much altitude as possible. The pilot selected a flat field and steeped his turn for an emergency landing profile. Once the airplane descended and the pilot was committed to landing at the field, he realized there were large power lines traversing across the approach end of the field. Once over the power lines, the pilot "slipped" the airplane to lose as much altitude as quickly as possible. He reported the "slip" got the airplane on the ground faster, but also increased the airspeed.Once on the ground, the pilot attempted to apply the brakes on the damp grass but realized the airplane was going too fast and was not going to stop by the end of the field. At the end of the field, the pilot observed various trees and a small driveway size opening. Using the rudder authority he had left, the pilot maneuvered the airplane to the right, placing the fuselage into the opening. As the airplane skid towards the tree line, the airplane traveled through a barbed wire fence, and the right wing impacted a tree, turning the airplane to the right about 90 degrees. The left wing dug into the ground, stopping the forward movement of the airplane. The airplane came to rest on the nose wheel and the left main landing gear, with the empennage elevated in the air. The pilot performed a shutdown and the three occupants egressed without further incident.A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector (ASI) responded to the accident site. During a postaccident on scene inspection of the accident airplane, a fuel sample was obtained, and no contamination was found. The FAA ASI reported that both fuel cells in each wing remained intact with no ruptures observed and the fuel quantity was unable to be verified due to the extreme positioning of both wings.The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The airplane was recovered and transported to a secure location for a future examination of the airframe and engine. Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Manufacturer: TEXTRON AVIATIONRegistration: N739KWModel/Series: 172 NAircraft Category: AirplaneAmateur Built: NoOperator: On fileOperating Certificate(s) Held: NoneMeteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: KHBG, 151 ft mslObservation Time: 2053 UTCDistance from Accident Site: 17 Nautical MilesTemperature/Dew Point: 20°C / 3°CLowest Cloud Condition: ClearWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots, 190°Lowest Ceiling: NoneVisibility: 10 MilesAltimeter Setting: 30.01 inches HgType of Flight Plan Filed: NoneDeparture Point: MC COMB, MS (MCB)Destination: HATTIESBURG, MS (HBG) Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 NoneAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 NoneAircraft Fire: NoneGround Injuries: N/AAircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 1 Minor, 2 None

Latitude, Longitude: 31.262778, -89.575556 (est)

LAMAR COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - Emergency personnel responded to a report of a plane crash in Lamar County Saturday afternoon. The plane made an emergency/hard landing in a field along Purvis-Oloh Road and slid into some trees according to officials on scene.Three people were onboard and evaluated by medical personnel at the scene and had no reported injuries.Original article can be found here ➤ http://www.wdam.com

The pilot/builder of the experimental amateur-built, tailwheel-equipped airplane had just completed a flight as part of phase one flight testing. He reported an uneventful approach to landing, with the main landing gear touching down first. However, as soon as the tailwheel made contact with the runway, the airplane yawed violently to the right. The pilot applied full left rudder and brake control input, but the airplane did not respond, and departed the runway descending down an embankment. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the upper wing spar and fuselage structure at the landing gear attach points.Postaccident examination revealed that the tailwheel was locked 90 degrees to the right. The tailwheel assembly was disassembled, and the steering arm cam spring appeared jammed between the shaft and housing. The inner surface of the housing exhibited scoring marks, consistent with a pre-existing failure of the spring. The pilot reported that he had purchased the tailwheel assembly used, and that he did not have any records indicating its manufacturer or serial number.Probable Cause and FindingsThe National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:Failure of the tailwheel steering assembly during maneuvering flight, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

According to the pilot, he departed Tampa Executive Airport (VDF) Tampa, Florida about 1340 for a local flight via the Clearwater Beach area. After reaching that area the pilot turned around to return to VDF. The flight was being conducted on the left fuel tank, at an altitude of about 2,500 feet. After the turnaround, the pilot switched off the electric fuel boost pump. About 5 minutes later, the engine lost power; the pilot reported that the rpm dropped to about 700 and remained at that value. The pilot turned on the electric boost pump, but the engine did not regain power. He then switched to the right fuel tank and manipulated the throttle, but again the power was not restored. The pilot then selected an open field that he deemed suitable for a forced landing. During his approach to the field, the pilot switched the fuel selector back to the left tank, again to no avail.The field was bounded by two sets of powerlines; the pilot's initial assessment was that he could overfly both sets. As he overflew the first set, he determined that the airplane would not clear the second set, so the pilot then maneuvered the airplane to fly under the second set of powerlines. The right wing of the airplane struck the pole supporting the powerlines, and the airplane came to rest in the field a few hundred feet beyond the struck pole. The pilot shut down the airplane and summoned assistance via telephone.Post accident examination of the airplane by recovery personnel revealed that the left fuel tank was empty, the right fuel tank was nearly full, and the fuel selector was set to the left tank. The wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for possible additional examination.The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. He reported a total flight experience of about 149 hours, of which about 142 hours were in the accident airplane make and model. His pilot certificate was issued in September 2015, and his most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate was issued in January 2017.FAA information indicated that the airplane was manufactured in 1973, and was equipped with a Lycoming O-320 series engine. According to the pilot, the airplane and engine had accumulated a total time in service of about 4,722 hours, and the engine had accumulated about 638 hours since its most recent overhaul. The most recent annual inspection was completed in June 2017.The 1853 and 1953 automated weather observations from Tampa International Airport (TPA), located about 12 miles southeast of the accident site, included winds from 250 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 4,500 feet, temperature 23 degrees C, dew point about 14 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 29.99 inches of mercury. Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Manufacturer: PIPERRegistration: N57351Model/Series: PA-28 140Aircraft Category: AirplaneAmateur Built: No Operator: On fileOperating Certificate(s) Held: None

ODESSA, Fla. (WFLA) – A small private plane made an emergency landing in Odessa Saturday afternoon, officials said.It happened at a field off 19146 Huckavalle Road, which is just south of the Pasco County line, around 4 p.m.The single-engine plane piloted by an unidentified man was experiencing mechanical problems prior to landing.Officials said the pilot was injured, but extricated himself from the plane and refused medical attention.The plane sustained minor damage to a wing and the prop.Officials inspected the aircraft to make sure there were no hazards and left.The NTSB and FAA are investigating the incident.Original article can be found here ➤ http://wfla.com

Philip Stuart, Guest columnistAs the Airport Gateway project/Gateway District debate heats up I would like to address Commissioner Dailey, all CRPTA members, all Blueprint 2000 Intergovernmental Agency members and staff, City and County Commissioners and all interested parties.With the objective of moving vehicular traffic efficiently and safely to and from the downtown and Tallahassee International Airport I respectfully invite you to consider my proposal to utilize unused and underused airport property to construct a temporary road while the much needed Capital Circle SW widening project from Orange Avenue to Crawfordville Highway is under construction. Building a temporary capital circle will keep traffic flowing without requiring a maintenance of traffic plan within the full-length construction zone.The number of construction days should be reduced significantly and may actually reduce land acquisition costs. The temporary road on airport property surely will lend the potential to reduce the environmental impact to Lake Bradford.
Original article can be found here ➤ http://www.tallahassee.com